Antirail-creeper.



110,805,982. PATENTBD Nov. 2a, 1905.

A. MORRISON.4

-ANTIRAIL CRBBPER. APPLIOATION FILED HAR. 17. 1905.

- mvEN'roR l UNITED STATES PATENT orrroE.V

` Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 17,1905. Serial No. 250,532.

Toa/ZZ whom, it may concern:

-Be it known that I, ANDREW MORRISON, a resident of Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useuseful Antirail-Creeper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, ref-V erence being had to the aecmpanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in W ch- Figure 1 is a top plan view'showing my antirail-creeper in position. Fig. 2 is f'a secing of the rails.

The object of the invention is to provide al tional end view. Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Figs. l and 2, showing the modified form; and Figs. 5 and Gare similar views showing another form.

My invention relates to the devices employed upon railroad-rails for abutting against theties and prevent endwise creepdevice which is held solely bythe thrust of the creeping rail; further, to arrange the device so that the thrust of the rail will act upon the antirail-creeper to bind it more tightly in place and increase its resisting action; also, to vprovide an antirail-creeper which can be er securing means.

The invention further consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, referring to the form of Figs. 1 and 2, 2 represents the head, 3 the web and 4 4 the base-anges,0f the rail resting upon thetie 5. The anticree ing device consists of a sheet-metal plate, aving clip portions 7 bent over from its diagonally opposite corner portions. The innert edges of these clip portions are spaced at such a distance apart that when the device is turned at an angle to the len th of the rail it may be slipped upon Athe ra' by shoving one clip portion into place and then pushing the other end of the clip upwardly and turning the plate. When so turned to position, the clips engage the opposite base-flanges in staggered relation'. In order to cause the. creeping tendency of the rail, whichis in the direction of the arrow, to increase the gripping action, I provide the downwardly-bent lug or abutment portion 8 on the plate, which fits against the face of the tie. It will be noted Y that this abutment portion is on the side of the rail having the clip farther removed from the edge of the tie than the clip on the thrust of the creeping rail, also the arrangm applied without they use o f v bolts, keys, or ot opposite side.V The result of this is that when the creeping action is imparted to the Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

rail the lug being closer to the tie than the clip on the lug side of the late the ri in action will be increased. l) thereforf olbliaiigir a secure grip uponthe rail which is proportionate to the force of the creeping action and without the necessity of any bolts or keys.

n theform of Figs. 3 and 4 the form of the plate 6L is somewhat changed and the clip portions 7 a are bent u from the edge'portions ofthe plate para lel to the tie and at right angles to the edge of the rail. These bent-u portions 7a are properly notched to fit on t e rail-base, and the depending abutment portion 8a is employed as before.

In the form of Figs. 5 and 6, I show the device as formed of a casting, preferably a malleable-iron casting. In this form the base 6b is somewhat changed in form, the device being heavier to correspond to the dierence in the character of the metal.-

The advantages of my invention result from providing a device which is held by the of the deviceso that the thrust of the ra' will increase the gripping action, and, fur ther, from making the device in a single piece can be slipped on and then turned to r1 pin position. g lli; be understood that while I show the clips as integral with the base they may be made separately and attached to the base. I prefer the staggered arrangement of the clips, though they may be opposite to each-other, provided the clip on the abutment side is farther removed from the tie than the abutting' portion of the anticreeper. l

Other changes may be made in `the form and arrangement of the device without departing from my invention.

I claim- 1. Ananticreeping device for railroad-rails, Y

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abutting portion at one side, and clip portions at opposite sides spaced apart from the tie; substantially as described.

4. An antiereeping device, having staggered clip portions arranged to slip on the rail When in an angular position relative thereto; substantially as described. 5. An anticreepingdevice, havin integral staggered clip portions; substantiay as described.

6. An anticreeping device, having integral staggeredfclip portions arrangedl to slip on the tie when in an angle relative thereto, and provided With an abutment portion on the end having-the clip farthest removed from the tie; substantially as described.

7. An anticreepin device, consisting` of a plate having integra staggered clip portions my hand.

ANDREW MORRISON. Witnesses:

JOHN MILLER, I-I. M. CORWIN. 

